Why do I have to pay up front for conveyancing in Leeds?

If you are buying a property in Leeds your lawyer will request that you put them with funds to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is asked for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is as part of the sale price then this will be asked for immediately ahead of exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due will be payable a couple of days ahead of the completion date.

Are the BSA planning on creating a online directory to to identify law firms on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for instance in Leeds?

Lexsure has not been advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.

I am purchasing a property and the lawyer has referenced Chancel Repair for which the property may be obligated to contribute to given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really required for conveyancing in Leeds

Unless a prior purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Leeds to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Leeds with a loan from Nationwide Building Society. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not inform my conveyancer about this side-deal as it could jeopardize my mortgage with Nationwide Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

How simple is it to swap firm as I need to select a firm on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Leeds five minutes from me but she is not approved by Leeds Building Society

It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Leeds on the Leeds Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Leeds. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Leeds.